Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mobile terminal capable of recognizing fingernail touch and method of controlling the operation thereof
- Patent Title (中): 能够识别指甲触摸的移动终端和控制其操作的方法
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Application No.: US12769422Application Date: 2010-04-28
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Publication No.: US08224392B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim , Seung Hwan Yoo , Doo Hwan Kim , Mi Jung Kim , Soo Chul Lim , Young Sun Lee , Eun Sang Lee
- Applicant: Jong Hwan Kim , Seung Hwan Yoo , Doo Hwan Kim , Mi Jung Kim , Soo Chul Lim , Young Sun Lee , Eun Sang Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2009-0037766 20090429; KR10-2009-0059700 20090701; KR10-2009-0094365 20091005; KR10-2009-0101904 20091026
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04B1/38 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying, on a touch screen display of the mobile terminal, an operation screen corresponding to a current operating mode executing on the mobile terminal; detecting, via a detecting device, a touch input on the touch screen display of the mobile terminal; determining, via a controller on the mobile terminal, a first finger characteristic describing a finger touching the touch screen display and a second finger characteristic describing the finger touching the touch screen display that is different than the first finger characteristic; performing, via the controller, a first operation relevant to the current operating mode based on the determined first finger characteristic; and performing, via the controller, a second operation relevant to the current operating mode based on the determined second finger characteristic.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100279738A1 MOBILE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING FINGERNAIL TOUCH AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OPERATION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2010-11-04
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